#AC60CD
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.174 314.6), rgb(172, 96, 205).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.30:1).
About this color
#AC60CD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.30:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AC60CD |
| RGB | rgb(172, 96, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 52%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.174 314.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AC60CD | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AC60CD | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AC60CD text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AC60CD text on black | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.025 314)
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Step 200
200
#E5D0EF
oklch(88.4% 0.048 315)
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Step 300
300
#D5B1E7
oklch(81% 0.084 314.3)
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Step 400
400
#C085DB
oklch(70.7% 0.136 314.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AC60CD
oklch(62% 0.174 314.6)
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Step 600
600
#9B47BE
oklch(55.7% 0.189 314.6)
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Step 700
700
#8437A4
oklch(49.1% 0.176 314.4)
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Step 800
800
#6B2F85
oklch(42.7% 0.145 314.2)
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Step 900
900
#572B6A
oklch(37.7% 0.113 314.6)
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Step 950
950
#331A3E
oklch(27% 0.071 314.6)
#AC60CD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #467BD1 | 0.152 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E82CA | 0.136 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AA718D | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AC60CD
#AC60CD
oklch(62% 0.174 314.6)
- #559B13
#559B13
oklch(61.9% 0.173 134.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AC60CD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #AC60CD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.033
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.055
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.056
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.064
Use #AC60CD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.